Sacred Places of Zurich
Zurich · Switzerland
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Explore the spiritual heart of the city by visiting its most significant houses of worship. You will see towering spires, historic nave architecture, and the quiet interiors of these religious landmarks. This walk reveals how faith has shaped the skyline and layout of Zurich.
The walk
Fraumünster
The former powerhouse of Zurich where aristocratic women once ruled the city.
St. Peter Church
Home to Europe's largest church clock face and the oldest parish church in Zurich.
Grossmünster
The birthplace of the Swiss-German Reformation and the site of a legendary royal horse's kneel.
Predigerkirche
The former Dominican monastery church that survived exile and the Reformation to become an open town church.
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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How a walk works
The guide starts talking when you arrive.
This page is the map and the itinerary. The app is the guide who walks it with you.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
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The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.